Brian60221 ~ obviously I won’t be receiving my “Junior G Man” badge. You were correct – at the tail end of the Grassley video the camo-guy recounted “8 shell casings” on the roof, not “5”. My contention now of 2 Shooters is in doubt . . . maybe. My original belief was Shooter #1 fires the 1st 3 shots, followed by Shooter #2 (Crooks) firing 5 shots, Shot #9 is questionable & of “Unknown Origin”, & lastly, the “Fatal Shot” by the Sniper taking out Crooks. This was fully supported by Chris’ audio analysis & sound distinction between the 3 & 5 shots.
But, with the Grassley bodycam video confirming “8 shell casings” on the roof, that throws a monkeywrench into the audio analysis. We have to assume these shell casings were discharged from the weapon Crooks fired. Forensics will no doubt validate that premise. In addition, the sniper who took out Crooks had him in his sights for a good 3 minutes. He would be “witness” to the discharge of those 8 shots. As to why he allowed as many is questionable, but it all happened in mere seconds.
Although . . . listening to the audio file that Chris posted, the distinctive difference between Shots 1 - 3 & 4 - 8 is most compelling. And all the posters tend to agree. It’s been validated that Crooks purchased the shells that morning. This seems to be rather conflicting. Unless . . .
This entire scheme is an elaborately orchestrated assassination attempt. Crooks undoubtedly had Instruction & Assistance. The question becomes “how much” was from the “inside”? Either the entire group of Secret Service down to the Local Law Enforcement are nothing but a bunch of ‘Keystone Kops’, or . . . they were intentionally manipulated & distracted from their jobs & posts. What we are ‘seeing’ vs what we are ‘hearing’ may very well be ‘slight-of-hand’.
Facts or Fantasy or Farfetched . . . ?
Crooks had a ‘range finder’, + used a drone to scout the area previously. Distraction or actual useful data?
Crooks (or someone else) brought a rifle on to the grounds – he had to have ‘help’ or he was damn lucky.
Crooks had to get on top of the roof undetected – no one knows how. More ‘help’, more ‘guidance’?
Crooks fired 8 shots, but were they all from the rooftop? Crooks had gone to a ‘target range’ to practice. Suppose he picked up 3 empty shell casings (as ‘instructed’) & brought those to the rooftop, then dropped them near where he lay.
Suppose the “Plan” was for him to let another Shooter (#1) fire the 1st 3 rounds, then Crooks, on cue, fire the next 5. That allowed just enough time for Shooter #1 to gather his shell casings, then vacate the premises. If he was one of the “Security” then nobody suspects him in the area – especially if there’s another “team member”.
Suppose Shooter #1 entered the lower ground floor in the building behind Crooks where the ground floor sniper had vacated his post leaving it unmanned, as well as the unmanned 2nd sniper post on the 2nd floor leaving Crooks unchecked. The trajectory of the bullets from ground level raised enough to clip DjT, then go higher into the stands hitting the guy on the top row. This would then also validate the audio differentiation.
There have been confirmed 3 undercover SS agents dressed just like Crooks – khaki shorts & t-shirts, thus, the sniper who took out Crooks was in doubt if he was taking out an assassin or an SS agent. That would account for the delay . . . unless the sniper was part of the “team”.
Suppose Crooks was assured of an easy “escape plan”, being protected by his “team”, but unknowing there was no escape plan. Thus, the “Patsy” sacrifice & NO evidence.
Suppose the “detonator” & explosive devices were merely decoys for distraction & to create the illusion that Crooks was a genius mastermind with more criminal intent.
Suppose the FBI &/or Secret Service scrubbed all devices belonging to Crooks – his cellphone, computer, etc. No traces, nothing to track, no paper trails.
Farfetched? Something to think about . . . RnB
